Guys, This player rocks seriously. You cant beat it for the value. It works great for me. The soundstage is huge and the bass really pounds. I would describe it as a very found sounding signature. It works best with a DAP of good quality like the JDS C5 and to me the SRS function is the main reason i chose this over the X5. I believe the x5 is of better build quality as the front face of the Hidizs is plastic i belief which is my biggest gripe whilst the sides and the back are metal . But its almost 100 bucks less than the x5 plus you get a few goodies like the leather case which is of great quality. It closes with a magnetic clasp.

The eq settings didnt impress me and is nothing to shout out about but thank goodness for the SRS magic and the Cirrus Logic circuitry ( usually found in top-notch hi-fi equipment and the same ones in ASTELL & KERN and Colorfly Pocket Hi-Fi C4 Pro ) which to me are the real strengths of the player.

I use it with my V moda m100s and shure SE215 CL and i love the sound im getting from it. I hear no hiss on my shures.

Great first impression!!! Btw, the front is metal, there is no plastic except for the buttons. Just that front has a big area taking by display and cutouts for the buttons, so not as much solid metal and it could feel a bit flimsy due to all the cutouts.

Both X5 and AP100 are great DAPs, but lately I have been reaching out more toward AP100 because of that "magic" SRC button ;)

Great first impression!!! Btw, the front is metal, there is no plastic except for the buttons. Just that front has a big area taking by display and cutouts for the buttons, so not as much solid metal and it could feel a bit flimsy due to all the cutouts.

Both X5 and AP100 are great DAPs, but lately I have been reaching out more toward AP100 because of that "magic" SRC button

I actually did not know that you could purchase the AP100 directly from Hidizs. They offered me a sample for this price when we were exchanging mails about my technical questions. Quite a coincedence

I also sent them an email but no replies yet after 2 days. I already have Hm-601 but I can't help myself wondering if Ap100 is/can be a better sounding than Hm-601. Is there anyone who have heard both daps?

I'm from HK and the price here for the AP100 is hkd$1780 which is around $230usd,

and the fiio x5 cost exactly $100usd more..

Tough choice :/

Why not test both at your local audio store to see which one works better with your favorite set of phones? A lot of the people in this forum don't have access to compare these, and they rely on impressions of others. If you are from HK, I assume you have access to compare them directly before you buy it?

Why not test both at your local audio store to see which one works better with your favorite set of phones? A lot of the people in this forum don't have access to compare these, and they rely on impressions of others. If you are from HK, I assume you have access to compare them directly before you buy it?

Yeh i do but im doing summer job in UK atm well ill go back end of July guess i can try them by then